Thanksgiving tech: Use the latest technology to ensure a crisis-free holiday
High-tech gadgets are changing the way we interact with the world around us, and even improving our holiday rituals. Need a better way to monitor your roasting turkey's temperature? Try an infrared thermometer. Need a way to effortlessly time all your culinary components? There's an app for that.
According to Rachelle Dragani for Popular Mechanics: "You might whip up perfect mashed potatoes or a pumpkin pie that leaves people begging for more. But if the turkey is a flop, it's the only thing guests will remember. Luckily, there are plenty of Thanksgiving turkey tools that will help you prepare and cook some divine poultry."
To learn more, read "5 Turkey Tools to Save Your Thanksgiving" from Popular Mechanics.
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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